How to Pronounce Hellenist
HEL-uh-nist
Hellenist is pronounced HEL-uh-nist: three syllables, stress on the first.
What does Hellenist mean?
Hellenist means “Greek speaker, from Hellen, a Greek” (Greek).
What is Hellenist?
A Hellenist was a Greek-speaking Jew in the New Testament era. In Acts 6:1 a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution; the King James Version renders the word as Grecians.